‘There’s probably no God’

IN February 2009 an atheist group in the UK purchased advertisement space on the side of 800 buses as well as 1,000 posters on London’s trains that read, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” A Christian group, the Trinitarian Bible Society, responded by launching a rival ad campaign splashing a Bible verse, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 53:1” (KJV)—along with details on how to obtain a Bible— on 183 buses in London.

I’m not sure what to make of this advertisement war. But David tells us that “God looks down from heaven on the entire human race . . . to see if anyone is truly wise” (Psalm 53:2). And the truly wise person is the one who seeks Him (v.2). In contrast, “Only fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God’ ” (v.1).

In God’s Word, a fool is not defined by his lack of intellect. A person with the highest IQ is deemed a fool if he lives as if there’s no God. “As he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV). So a fool does not seek God or pray to Him for he has rejected God (Psalm 53:2-4). Without God and without a spiritual compass, the fool is corrupt, evil and does no good— opposing and oppressing those who believe in God (vv.1,3-4).

The atheists’ advertisement is wrong. God exists! And He’s the very reason one should worry! For those who deny His existence will experience the unequalled terror of meeting God face to face! (v.5). Because they rejected God, “God has rejected them” (v.5). So what’s your choice? Are you foolish or wise in God’s eyes? — K.T. Sim